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  • Monitors now support the HTTP QUERY method

    If your API answers on QUERY, you can now point a monitor straight at it. QUERY joins HEAD, GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, and OPTIONS in the HTTP method list for HTTP, keyword, and API monitors. You can find it under the “Advanced settings” when editing or adding your monitor. QUERY became a standard in […]

  • UptimeRobot has acquired IsDown

    For 15 years, UptimeRobot has answered one question for millions of people: is my site up? Today we’re taking on a related question that’s become just as important: is everything my site depends on up? We’ve acquired IsDown, which tracks the status of more than 6,000 cloud and SaaS providers in one place. Here are […]

  • Your AI agent can now set up uptime monitoring. No signup required.

    We’re happy to introduce you to the first agentic uptime monitoring setup! Now your AI agents can continue their coding, testing, and deploy flows into setting up the monitors, including a free account. The agent submits your site’s URL and your email, you confirm with one click in the email you receive, and you have a […]

  • Brand impersonation emails: what’s happening and what we’re doing about it.

    We’ve become aware that a third party is sending emails that impersonate UptimeRobot, copying our branding and email template design from domains that have no connection to us. We want to be upfront with our community about what we know and the steps we’re taking. What’s happening Since mid-May 2026, we’ve observed unusual activity involving […]

  • Inside the .de DNS Outage: Real-World Data from UptimeRobot

    On the evening of May 5th, 2026, large parts of the German web briefly went dark. For a few hours, anyone trying to load a .de address through a major DNS resolver got errors instead of websites. Bahn.de, Amazon.de, and Spiegel.de were among the affected. Major brands like Telekom, DHL, and Sparkassen felt it too, […]

  • How to check if an item is back in stock?

    Are you one of those trying to desperately get your hands on a new RTX 3080, 3070, 3060 Ti, & 3090 in 2021? Or maybe you prefer the new PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X console. Basically, any item that’s on pre-sale or hard to get (including the uniquely designed piece of clothing for your […]

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